IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula HaHaGB (2020)

This is the image of the Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) I was planning on originally doing, however, only having clear nights on moon-filled nights prevented this me doing this so I went with the narrowband (Ha-SII).  In this version the blueish star in the center of the image (AE Aurigae), a runaway star originally ejected from the Orion region millions of years ago and responsible for the emission nebula, shows its brightness very well.  One my favorite parts of this image is the blueish trails emanating from AE Aurigae, I was unable to get them from my image from two years ago.  They are comprised of carbon rich dust and reflect blue light emanating from AE Aurigae.

This version is more true to the natural color than the narrowband image from a couple of weeks ago, hence, it is more commonly captured this way.  I cropped this one a bit more as I removed one the bright stars was closer to the edge in this version so I just cropped it out.

If it seems like it takes me longer than most to produce images your quite right.  In addition to bad weather - many of us have that, I have a poor field of view (FOV).  The following video link shows my FOV:  https://youtu.be/RwEinoyvUas.

IC 405 - Flaming Star Nebula
Home Monroe, CT
Date: 1-2-20, 1-6-20, 1-16-20
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
Telescope: Astro-Tech AT115EDT 115mm Refractor Telescope
Barlow: None
Focal Length: 805mm
f/7
Focal Reducer: Astro-Tech 0.8x Focal Reducer/Field Flattener for Refractor Telescopes
Mount: Orion Sirius
Filter Wheel: ZWO EFW 8 x 1.25"
Filter: ZWO Ha, R, G, B
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Autoguiding: ASI120 Mini attached to an Agena 50mm Guide Scope with Helical Focuser
Exposure: Ha 86 x 180s, R 37 x 90s, G 40 x 90s, R 38 x 90s
Gain: 139
Offset 21
Temp: -4 C
Processing: APT, PixInsight, Photoshop
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